Roller for shades and the like



Feb. 21, 1933. c. w. RICE ROLLER FOR SHADES AND THE! LIKE Filed Aug. 28, 1931 Patented Feh.21,1933 a Y I 7 1,898,686

unrrnn STATES earner os-Frcn CHARLES \VESLEY RICE, OF UNION CITY, INDIANA ROLLER FOR SHADES AND THE LIKE Application filed. August 28, 1931. Serial No. 559,974.

My invention relates to shade rollers and ment of the sectional parts of the roller more particularly to a roller including apluthrough their range of adjustment produces rality of sections or members telescopically no interference with the bead-receiving caassociated for varying the length of the rollpacity of the roller.

er through a limited range of-adjustment. Another object is to provide an extensible An object ofthe invention is to provide a roller which may be economically manufacroller. adapted to carry a window shade or tured and which will be unusually durable the like, the length of which may be 'adjustand efficient. 1

ed between relatively wide limits to fit dif- Other and further objects and advantages ferent sized windows, or between relatively Will be more apparent from the detailed de-- small limits so as completely to fill the space scription hereinafter of the invention in one between supporting brackets associated with preferred form of embodiment; v different windows of the same size when the 'In the accompanying drawing which forms brackets of the several windows are not unipart of this application for Letters Patent formly spaced apart. and in which the same reference numeral $5 rior to my present invention difnculty designates the same part inthe several views, has been experienced in fitting extensible Figure 1 is a side elevationalview of an rollers to different sized mountings, on acextensible shade roller formed according to count or" structural limitatio of th eX- the principles of the present invention,showtensible rollers which resulted in the window ing a shade web associated therewith; and shade web being i wound around the roller Fig. 2 is a cross sectional view of the shade during actuation thereof, slantingly or spirroller aken 011 the line 2-2 of Fig- 1- ally. Such winding resulted in a marginal Referring now to the drawmg, the referportion of the shade web being wound ofi' ence numeral l designates one section or memthe roller, while the opposite edge of the web ber of a two-part extensible window shade followed a spiral path around the roller roller, and 2 designates a cooperating section. spaced inwardly from the roller edge. This or member adapted to be telescopically assoundesirable operation of the web and roller ciated therewith. Both members are prefwas caused by the difference in diameters of erably formed of sheet metal tubing normally 30 the two end portions of the shade roller, conand originally'of constant and uniform diamsequent upon the telescopin arrangement eter, so that both sections may be cut from a of the two sections of the extensible roller. single gauge of blank tubing stock.

It is an object of the present invention to i It is an object of the'invention to provide provide an extensible roller comprising two a pair of telescoping members the-outer ends 5 telescopically associated sections, in which of which are of substantially the same diamthe outer ends of each of the sections are of eter, in order to cause the window shade web uniform diameter. to be wound around the roller in a straight A further object is to provide a shade rolland uniform roll. To achieve this object, er having the advantages indicated, both secone end of one of the sections and a portion 40 tions of which may be produced from Orig} adjacent to that end are constricted or inally uniform and similar blank stock. decreased in diameter, in order to be tele A further object is to provide a sectional, scopically received in an end of the other extensible roller, the several sections of which section or member, which latter section or may be produced from uniform and similar member is of uniform diameter throughout 45 metallic tubing. its entire length. In the drawing 1 desig- A further object of the invention is to nates the outer'member, uniform in diameter provide an extensible roller of he type inthroughout its entire length,and 2 designates dicated having a surface channel or groove theinner member, having its outer end 3 adapted to receive thebeaded edge of a winequal in diameter to that of the section 1 and Q0 dow shade web or the like, in which moveits inner end 4 and a portion adjacent thereto constricted in diameter so as to be received within the inner end of the member 1.

As is customary in window shade rollers and the like, one end of the roller is provided 5 with a pintle 5 of circular cross section and the opposite end carries a pintle 6 of polygonal cross section. Within the section lot the roller adjacent the polygonal pintle 6 the customary spring motor (not shown) may be mounted for operating the roller.

For securing the shade web-to the roller I form in each section of the roller :1 channel or trough having undercut sides adapted to have inserted endwise and securely to retain the beaded top edge 7 of a window shade web 8. The beaded edge 7 may be formed on the window shade in any convenient manner, such as by folding and stitching a margin of the web around a cord or filler 9 of twisted paper or the like.

The bead-receiving channel provided in the outer member 1, designated 10 in the drawing, is relatively small, uniform in dimensions throughout its entire length, and adapted snugly to containthe beaded edge? of the shade web 8. As shown in Fig. 2, the channel 10 produces a complementary ridge on the interior ofthe tube 1. A channel, designated generally 11in the drawing, is provided in the member 2. This channel 11 is, at the outer end of the member 2, and through an adjacent portion of themember as shown at 12, uniform in size with the channel 10 of the member 1. At the inner end of the menr her 2, and through a portion adjacent thereto, the channel 11 is deepened and enlarged in cross section, as shown at 13, in order-to receive the internal rib produced in the member 1 by the channel 10, and for a further important purpose now to be explained.

The enlarged channel 13 of the member 2 serves to remove metal from theperiphery of that portion of the member 2 in which the enlarged channel 13 is provided, thus operating to constrict or reduce the diameter of that portion of the member 2.

Additional constriction of the inner end of the member 2 is attained by depressing the seam 14 where the margins of the sheet metal strip are united to provide the tube. This depressionserves to accommodate the internal rib formed in the member 1 by its corresponding seam l5.

The area of the metal removed from the periphery of the member 2 by the depressed seam 14 and the deepened bead-receiving channel 13, operates to constrictthe diameter of that portion of the member 2 sufficiently to permit the member 2 tobe telescopically received within the member 1. I prefer to make the fit of the two members sufiiciently tight to cause themembers to be retained frictionally in any adjusted relative positions.

The two members are associated as has been explained, and the beaded edge 7 of a shade web 8 is inserted endwise in either direction. It will be evident that the beaded edge of the shade will be snugly retained at opposite ends of the roller assembly by the channel 10 of member 1 and by the portion 12 of the channel 11 of member 2. The internal portion 13 of the channel 11 is more than large enough to contain the beaded edge 7, and it is immaterial that the dimensions of this portion of the channel may be too great snugly to retain the adjacent portion of the beaded edge 7, since any stress applied to the shade webis transmitted to and received by the end portions of the channels 10 and 12.

t is to be understood that I have shown and described the present invention in one preferred form of embodiment only merely by way of exemplification. The invention is capable of embodiment in other and further modified forms, but all such modifications, to

the extent that'they embody the principles of the invention as pointed out in the appended claims are to be deemed within the scope and purview thereof.

I claim:

1. An extensible shade roller including a pair of tubular metallic members, the outer ends of which areof substantially thesame diameter, each member being provided with a longitudinal surface channel adapted to receive the beaded edge of a shade wed, .the channel of one of the members being of in creased depth along a portion of the length of the member to constrict the diameter of said member along said portion and adapt .said portion to be telescoped into an end of the other member.

2. An extensible shade roller including a tubular metallic member of uniform diameter throughout its entire length, and another tubular metallic member having one end ofa diameter equal to that of the first member, both of said members being provided with a longitudinal surface channel adapted to receive the beaded edge of a shade web, the

channel in the second member being formed of increased depth along a portion of the member adjacent its other end whereby the diameter of said portion is reduced and is adapted to be telescopically received in an end of the first member.

3. An extensible shade roller including a tubular metallic member of substantially uniform diameter throughout its entire length provided with a longitudinal surface channel adapted snugly to contain the beaded edge of a shade web, and a second tubular metallic member having one end and a portion adjacent thereto of substantially the same diameter as that of the first member and provided with a bead containing channelsimilar to that of the first member, the second member-having its opposite end and a portion adjacent thereto provided with a continuation of the channel of increased depth, whereby said end and adjacent portion of the member are of decreased diameter adapted to be. telescopically received in an end of the first member.

4. An extensible shade roller including a tubular metallic member of substantially uniform diameter throughout its entire length provided with a relatively small longitudinal surface channel adapted snugly to contain the beaded edge of a shade Web, a second member provided with a continuous channel having at one end a portion adapted snugly to contain the beaded edge of a shade web and at its other end a relatively large portion adapted to contain the channel of the first member, whereby the last mentioned end of the second member is constricted in diameter and adapted to be telescopically received in an end of the first member.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

CHARLES WESLEY RICE. 

